Zimbabwe Minister Mocks Tanzania President Over Covid-19 As Cases Spike

A Zimbabwe Minister has mocked Tanzania’s President John Magufuli over his handling of the coronavirus (Covid-19) response in his country. This comes at a time when Tanzania is battling to contain the coronavirus.

Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Energy Mutodi seems to have wanted to praise his own president for his handling of the disease and used President Magafuli as an example of inept leadership.

According to the controversial Deputy Information Minister, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a game-changer because he introduced a mandatory national lockdown and made it compulsory for people to wear masks when out in public. Mutodi then cites this as the reason why Zimbabwe has recorded only 31 cases of the coronavirus.

Mutodi contrasts this with Magufuli’s approach which he derisively calls “prayers without a lockdown.” He claims that this is the reason why Tanzania has recorded 630 cases of Covid-19. Writing on Twitter, Mutodi said,

HE John Pombe Magafuli’s Tanzania now has 630 COVID-19 cases with prayers but without a lockdown, while His Excellency President ED Mnangagwa’s Zimbabwe only got 31 cases with a lockdown & masks. An insight into how managers can be game-changers.

HE John Pombe Magafuli’s Tanzania now has 630 COVID-19 cases with prayers but without a lockdown while His Excellency President ED Mnangagwa’s Zimbabwe only got 31 cases with a lockdown & masks. An insight into how managers can be game changers.

It is important to note that the Minister made many errors while stating his position on social media. He misspelt the name of President Magufuli who he calls Magafuli. While this may just be a typo, some social media users highlighted that it is not expected of someone of his station especially when he appears to be mocking a head of state.

Some social media users cautioned Mutodi to be careful of what he says on social media because he could spark a diplomatic incident. Some went as far as saying that Mutodi should be banned from using social media because he posed a real risk to the country’s diplomacy through his reckless statements.

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